St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-10

PROTECTED BY HER BOWS.
the FIRST inspected, is chosen and it will
doubtless soon appear amid the seemly
mushroom growth of these beauties that
will crowd Fifth avenue.
1t is one of dainty golden bronze, SATIN
lined with pink silk of the finest and soft
est, that will lend rosy glow to the rather
pale complexion of the wearer. and the
long stick is of the sweetest India wood, a
fawn in tint. straight and slender, with
lovers knot twist for handle and a little
point, slightly crooked, peeping up above
the top. The satin is fiecked all over with
tiny birds, their wings Outspread, and at
one.side is little cluster OF apple blossoms.
hand painted.
could anything be more lovely. espe-
tally to wear with rich bronze brocade all
piped with rose-pink?" and the masculine
mind says: ooh, no, nothingw as the
feminine beauty parades up the parlor with
the parasol open and the four gas jets
burning together for sun.
But bronze satin and apple blossoms will
not do for all womankind and each men,
Der of the fashionable world must select her
own special sunShade. Luckily, the variety
is SO great that few women will find out on
Easter Sunday that THAT horrid thing in
the next pew has a parasol exactly like
mine"
There are many changes from the styles
in vogue last year. The most noticeable of
theseis the size. which is smaller. Then
thedeepIy curved ribs are used in prefer
ence to those slightly bent. Many of the
old shapes are revived, but with different
handles and coverings. The handles have
Ill one similar feature-Of unusual length.
The natural wood is almost exclusively
used, and the ends are fancifully twisted or
carved and seldom Ornamented with silver
or other metal.
Rich brocades, colored silks, Oriental
stuffS and even soft crepeS and laces are
used this season. and very few plain colors
are to be seen. For the morning and after
noon promenade the three first named are
used, and for the seaside and hotel piazza
the crepeS and laceS. 1t would be an i'm
possibility to describe all the shapes and
styles of Easter Darasols, but few of the
more startling and prettiest novelties will
perhaps give some faint idea of the va
riety.
For instance, shade of violet silk is
made rather small and is lined with green
crepe. the color of violet leaf. This has
stick OF cream-white wood and big bow
of violet and green ribbon on top and an
other one on the handle. A dark blue the
color of blue hyacinth, is square in shape
these are to be quite popular-and at each
corner is knot OF palest forget-me-not rib
bon. with lining of pure white. A start
ling yellow brocade is somewhat subdued
by clusters of trailing arbutuS. SO pinky in
their beauty and so hedged about by the
little brownish twigs that they seem to eX-
hale their delicate fragrance.
Another exquisite one that breathes of
sunllt'woodS abloom with wild flowers is a
pale,green silk of such soft, thick quality
that it almost resembles messy bank.
Over this are scattered little clusters of
snow-drops, vio!ets and pale-pink blossoms,
tied with floating bits of long ribbon grass.
Of course it is all brocade, but so fancifully
true to nature that one feels inclined to
pluck pretty cluster. The handle re-
sembles slender willow wand, and here
comes in the touch of fashion, for it is orna-
mented with great bow of pale-gr rib.
bon fringed out at the end and tied in with
little snow bird.
But these are only meant for sweet
maldens, and stately matronS must take
more gorgeous and less poetical sunshades.
For them.are shown brocades in scarlet and
yellow, in blue and gold, in all the new
alfshades to:match the new bonnets and
hats These are lined with one of the col
oTssiIft the ibrocade.
Softcheck silks in .black and brown
dark blue and myrtle green are shown to-
those with, quiet tastes.
ELEGANT BoNNETs.
Easter Hbonnets show the same spring
lille fancies as parasols, and are cembina.
NenS-ofStraM, <Seftnsilken ribbons and flow.